ACG WebOps (7 October 2007)
Armchair General's WebOps, our 'this week in military history'-styled look at news links and related websites throughout the Internet!
Read MorePosted on Oct 7, 2007 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
Nellie – Churchill’s Mechanical ‘Mole’
This month's article by Carlo D'Este is the original version of a heretofore-unknown account about Churchill and his role as the purveyor of innovative new ideas.
Read MoreTactics 101: 020 – Urban Operations
Fighting in urban areas is a nasty business. Unfortunately, there seem to be fewer and fewer alternatives for now and into the near future.
Read MoreGODS: Lands of Infinity Review
GODS: Lands of Infinity is an RPG. That may be all you really want to know about it. Head in to find out if there's anything worthwhile to play.
Read MoreThe Indian Mutiny – Book Review
With the very simplest of sketches of India and the background, Spilsbury focuses almost immediately on the experiences of those involved as recounted from their letters, diaries and books.
Read MoreACG WebOps (30 September 2007)
Armchair General's WebOps, our 'this week in military history'-styled look at news links and related websites throughout the Internet!
Read MoreOperation Market Garden – Part 1
At the beginning of September 1944, the German forces were reeling from the Allied onslaught. An orderly retreat had turned into chaos.
Read MoreThe Incorrect Art of War [Episode 34] – The Search For Doc’
General Menace has been captured and sent to one of the worst places on Earth - which he finds isn't so bad after all...
Read MoreGenCon Battle Report: Bitter Cold Bastogne
Paul defends Bastogne against a ferocious German assault. Check out this final GenCon battle report.
Read MoreWinston Churchill’s Great Escapade
Historian Carlo D'Este provides us with another extract from his forthcoming new book, Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War.
Read MoreCrack and Thump – Book Review
These are the kind of stories that more people need to hear to realize the sacrifice of the soldiers of World War II.
Read MoreForge of Freedom Review
James reviews Forge of Freedom. Can this game bring novice strategy gamers into the fold? Check the review to find out!
Read More10 Questions for General Hal Moore
An exclusive interview with the hero of the Vietnam War's 1965 Battle of the Ia Drang Valley and co-author of We Were Soldiers Once...and Young.
Read MoreMonmouth Review
Larry takes a look at GMT games Monmouth. The battle may not be the most celebrated but that doesn't mean it doesn't make one hell of a good wargame.
Read MoreWeapon Files – The Longbow
We take an insider's look at the weapon that ended the mounted knight's reign!
Read MoreACG WebOps (16 September 2007)
Armchair General's WebOps, our 'this week in military history'-styled look at news links and related websites throughout the Internet!
Read MoreJade Empire: Special Edition Review
Two years after its debut on the Xbox, Jade Empire takes the fight to the PC. Find out how special this version of the game really is.
Read MoreMilitary History Carnival #6 (Sep 2007)
Armchair General is proud to host this month’s edition of the Military History Carnival! Although our site is not a blog in the perfect sense, we are glad and thankful to host and share content from all our fellow military historians across the Internet. So, generals, settle yourselves into your favorite armchairs and let the military history reading commence! Military History Leading us off this month in general military history topics is a recent post at the Official Osprey Publishing Blog asking Why study military history?, closely followed by More on Military History and Conservative Scholars, a post over at Historicus which ponders much the same question from within the educational realm. In a case of Measuring the Glass Half Full, the Russian Front blog takes on and discounts the belief about "the shrinking pool of true military historians". Mark Stoneman is a European history teacher and pens the Clio and Me blog, and his latest post describes his Stumbling Upon a Dissertation Topic. The Strange Maps blog has...
Read MoreGen Con UK 2007
Longbows, Orcs, Zombies and TIE Fighters all featured during our recent visit to the Gen Con UK Convention - read our photo report and enter our prize draw!
Read MoreIn Country: The Vietnam War on DVD
America's most divisive war prompted the production of a mixed bag of films. We list our picks for the best and the worst of the lot.
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